Title
Breastfeeding Prevalence in Austria according to the WHO IYCF Indicators—The SUKIE-Study
Author
Karin Schindler
Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Austria
Tanja Tripolt
Division Integrative Risk Assessment, Data and Statistics, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
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Abstract
Breastfeeding and infant nutrition have an important impact on child health. The last representative data on breastfeeding in Austria was collected in 2006. The SUKIE-Study (Säuglings- und Kinderernährung) is a representative, longitudinal survey (online questionnaire) for participating mothers at four time points (14 days, four, six and 12 months post-partum). Questions on when other foods were first introduced were asked retrospectively. To ensure international comparisons, the World Health Organization’s definitions for breastfeeding, including “Infant and Young Child Feeding” indicators, were used. After eligibility screening, 1214 of 1666 invited mothers were included in the analysis. The initial breastfeeding rate was 97.5% and was reduced to 40.8% after 12 months. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding at one week of age was 55.5% and decreased to 1.9% after six months. Half of the infants received infant formula for the first time within the first three days of life (median). Out of the mothers that did wean breastfeeding in the first 12 months, the median duration was 27 weeks (right-censored data). Compared with 2006, an increase (93.2% to 97.5%) in the initial breastfeeding rate was found. However, other findings show that breastfeeding duration, including exclusive breastfeeding rates, need further improvement.
Keywords
breastfeedinginitial breastfeedingexclusive breastfeedingbreastfeeding prevalencebreastfeeding durationIYCF indicatorslongitudinalmonitoringinfant formula
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1614481
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Title
Nutrients
Volume
13
Issue
6
ISSN
2072-6643
Issued
2021
Publication
MDPI AG
Version type
Date issued
2021
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